diff --git a/esphome/__main__.py b/esphome/__main__.py
index a696cceffb0..25b404ae45c 100644
--- a/esphome/__main__.py
+++ b/esphome/__main__.py
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ def command_config(args: ArgsProtocol, config: ConfigType) -> int | None:
     # add the console decoration so the front-end can hide the secrets
     if not args.show_secrets:
         output = re.sub(
-            r"(password|key|psk|ssid)\: (.+)", r"\1: \\033[5m\2\\033[6m", output
+            r"(password|key|psk|ssid)\: (.+)", r"\1: \\033[8m\2\\033[28m", output
         )
     if not CORE.quiet:
         safe_print(output)
diff --git a/esphome/core/log.h b/esphome/core/log.h
index ff39633142e..72e06cabacb 100644
--- a/esphome/core/log.h
+++ b/esphome/core/log.h
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ namespace esphome {
 #define ESPHOME_LOG_COLOR_CYAN "36"     // DEBUG
 #define ESPHOME_LOG_COLOR_GRAY "37"     // VERBOSE
 #define ESPHOME_LOG_COLOR_WHITE "38"
-#define ESPHOME_LOG_SECRET_BEGIN "\033[5m"
-#define ESPHOME_LOG_SECRET_END "\033[6m"
+#define ESPHOME_LOG_SECRET_BEGIN "\033[8m"
+#define ESPHOME_LOG_SECRET_END "\033[28m"
 #define LOG_SECRET(x) ESPHOME_LOG_SECRET_BEGIN x ESPHOME_LOG_SECRET_END
 
 #define ESPHOME_LOG_COLOR(COLOR) "\033[0;" COLOR "m"